Apartment fire affects 24 families

January 11, 2009 4:46:34 PM PST

CLAYMONT, Del. - January 11, 2009 --

On Sunday night around 6:15 p.m. a fire started in an apartment at 903 Cedar Tree Lane in the Wood Acre Apartment building. The fire spread to a second apartment and the smoke carried to the two surrounding buildings.

24 families were forced out into the cold.

Area fire companies, some from Pennsylvania, responded to the fire and were able to get it under control within 30 minutes.